Question

2. Complete the sentences. Use the past simple passive form of the verbs in brackets. 1. The plane was struck (strike) by lighthlning, but managed to land safely.2. The centre of the town .... ( deatroy) by the hurricane.3. The couple .... (rescue) from the roof of their house.4. Part of the school .... (rebuilt) after being damaged by the high winds.5. Our house .... (not damage) by the thunderstorm.6. Much of the city .... (flood) after days of heavy rain3. Rewrite the active sentences below using the past passive and by.1. The heavy hail broke the cars' windscreens.The cars' windscreens were broken by the heavy hail2. The snowstorm blocked the roads.3. The sound if the thunder woke the children up. 4. The river flooded the town5. The high winds knocked the tower down.

Answer 1

2. 2 was destroyed 3 was rescued 4 was rebuilt 5 was not damaged 6 was flooded

3. 2 The roads were blocked by the snowstorm. 3 The children were woken up by the sound of the thunder. 4 The town was flooded by the river. 5 The tower was knocked down by the high winds.

Answer 2

2.

2 was destroyed

3 was rescued

4 was rebuilt

5 wasn't damaged

6 was flooded

3.

2 The roads were blocked by the snowstorm.

3 The children were woken up by the sound of the thunder.

4 The town was flooded by the river.

5 The tower was knocked down by the high winds.

Answer 3

1. The plane was struck by lightning, but managed to land safely. 2. The center of the town was destroyed by the hurricane. 3. The couple was rescued from the roof of their house. 4. Part of the school was rebuilt after being damaged by the high winds. 5. Our house was not damaged by the thunderstorm. 6. Much of the city was flooded after days of heavy rain.

Rewritten in past passive form with "by":

1. The cars' windscreens were broken by the heavy hail. 2. The roads were blocked by the snowstorm. 3. The children were woken up by the sound of the thunder. 4. The town was flooded by the river. 5. The tower was knocked down by the high winds.